What color is #A3866D?

#A3866D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3866D?

The RGB value is 163, 134, 109: 163 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3866D?

The complementary color is #6D8AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3866D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3866D color

#A3866D rgb(163, 134, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A3866D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 52.5% green and 42.7% blue (163, 134, 109).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 33% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gramps Shoehorn (#A3896C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#A3866D color codes

HEX	`#A3866D`
RGB	`rgb(163, 134, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 52.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.98, 7.3, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.98, 19.08, 67.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.39, 25.942, 18.082)`
Decimal	`10716781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3866D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A3866D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A3866D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A3866D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3866d; }
.text { color: #a3866d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3866d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 134 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3866d, #a3a16d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A3866D?: #A3866D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3866D?: The RGB value is 163, 134, 109: 163 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3866D?: The complementary color is #6D8AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3866D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.